LALIVE is delighted to announce the promotion of Jaime Gallego and Catherine Anne Kunz to the partnership on 1 January 2020. Jaime Gallego is dual-qualified […]
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Le Temps, La Finma a trop peu de ressources, 29 July 2019
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LALIVE has been ranked as the leading dispute resolution firm in Switzerland by German national newspaper Handelsblatt in its recently published guide to the leading […]
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LALIVE partner André Brunschweiler has been appointed vice-chair of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s (IPBA) Cross-Border Investment Committee (CIBC) for a two year term. The IPBA […]
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Tribune de Genève: Art, crimes en col blanc et potentats, 18-19 April 2019
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LALIVE is pleased to announce that Roman Huber has joined the firm’s Litigation practice group as Counsel and will be based in the firm’s Zurich […]
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We are delighted to report on two significant accolades for LALIVE’s arbitration practice in the last week. At the inaugural Who’s Who Legal Switzerland awards […]
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Following the Geneva Bar Association’s recent elections, the General Assembly has appointed LALIVE partner Sandrine Giroud a member of the Bar Council (Conseil de l’Ordre). […]
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We are delighted and honoured that Professor Campbell McLachlan will be delivering this year’s LALIVE Lecture on “The Assault on International Adjudication and the Limits […]
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We are delighted that the firm was recognized as Swiss Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2019, held in London on […]
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LALIVE associate Isabella Cannatà has been elected to the Italian AIA-ArbIt under 40 Arbitration Group’s (AIA-ArbIt-40) first Executive Committee. In this role, Isabella will work […]
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LALIVE partner Simone Nadelhofer has been appointed as Europe’s Regional Representative of the IBA’s Business Crime Committee for a two year term. The IBA’s Business […]
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The Independent Review Panel (“the Panel”), led by Adam Lewis QC and composed of LALIVE partner Dr Marc Henzelin and Beth Wilkinson, has just published […]
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LALIVE partner Daniel L. Bühr has been appointed as a founding member of the newly created International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, a forum of […]
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Financial Times, Swiss plans for whistleblowers fall short, critics say, 8 January 2019
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The 2019 edition of Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review’s guide to the Future Leaders in Arbitration has identified ten LALIVE arbitration practitioners, including […]
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Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year from all at LALIVE
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In honour of the firm’s co-founder, the late Professor Pierre Lalive, and to uphold his legacy as a leading academic in art law, the firm […]
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The firm is delighted to announce that, in the inaugural edition of Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Switzerland (WWL), which identifies the leading practitioners […]
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Global Investigations Review’s annual guide to the world’s leading cross-border investigations practices (GIR 100) has selected LALIVE among the top 100 firms worldwide able to […]
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The firm is delighted to announce the promotion to counsel of China Irwin, Dominik Elmiger and Benoit Mauron as at 1 January 2019 and of […]
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LALIVE recently secured a victory for Ukrainian oil and gas companies Ukrnafta, Stabil and related companies in setting aside proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme […]
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The Spanish Arbitration Club (Club Español de Arbitraje “CEA”) has appointed LALIVE Counsel Jaime Gallego as President of its Swiss Chapter’s Executive Committee and associate […]
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The ASA Bulletin, which is edited by partner Matthias Scherer, is featured on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
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Katja Böttcher quoted in article in Finanz und Wirtschaft, 8 September 2018
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LALIVE is delighted to announce that Melissa Magliana has joined the firm as a partner and member of the international arbitration practice group. She will […]
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London office to focus on international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and public international law Leading international law firm LALIVE has announced today that it […]
Read more Asset Recovery 2018: Discussion, published in WWL: Asset Recovery 2018, August 2018 Sandrine Giroud features as a leading expert and discusses the current issues faced […]
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LALIVE Counsel Catherine Anne Kunz has been appointed co-chair of the Swiss Arbitration Association’s below 40 group – ASA Below 40. In this role, Catherine […]
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LALIVE associate Baptiste Rigaudeau has been appointed Ambassador of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on the Belt and Road Initiative. The Belt and Road initiative, […]
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LALIVE Partner Domitille Baizeau has been appointed by the World Council of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a Member of the ICC International […]
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CNN Money, Good governance is a challenge for Swiss companies like Raiffeisen, 15 June 2018 Finanz und Wirtschaft, Bei Raiffeisen stellt sich die Haftungsfrage, 16 June 2018
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LALIVE associate Eléonore Caroit has been appointed co-chair of the Comité français d’arbitrage / French Arbitration Committee’s under 40 group (CFA 40) for a three […]
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Claim Submissions and Dispute Resolution under the New FIDIC Conditions of Contract In December 2017, the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) introduced new editions of […]
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Swiss financial magazine Bilanz and newspaper Le Temps have recognised LALIVE among the leading law firms in Switzerland in their yearly survey of the country’s leading law […]
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LALIVE Partner Marc Henzelin, as a member of the Independent Review Panel, has been involved in the unprecedented extensive investigation into allegations of gambling-related corruption in international […]
Read more LALIVE partner Domitille Baizeau has won the 2018 GAR ART Award for the Best Prepared and Most Responsive Arbitrator for her work as arbitrator in […]
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At the eighth GAR awards ceremony held in Paris last week, Global Arbitration Review unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s leading international arbitration practices. […]
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The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) has appointed partner Dr Simone Nadelhofer as Chair of its Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law Committee. This appointment follows Simone […]
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Two signifcant jurisprudential developments published last month have shed light on important questions relating to the protection of the environment in international law. They are […]
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On 17 January 2018, Switzerland-based labour organizations UNI Global Union and IndustriALL Global Union reached a $2.3 million settlement with a multinational fashion brand in […]
Read more Following the publication of Who’s Who Legal and Global Investigations Review’s guide to the leading lawyers worldwide in the field of investigations (Who’s Who Legal: […]
Read more The latest edition of Who’s Who Legal’s guide to the Future Leaders in Arbitration has identified seven LALIVE arbitration practitioners, five Counsel and two associates, […]
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Global Investigations Review’s annual guide to the world’s leading cross-border investigations practices (GIR 100) has once again selected LALIVE among the top 100 firms worldwide […]
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LALIVE associate Sam Moss has been appointed an officer of the IBA’s International Construction Projects Committee (ICP) with immediate effect. This appointment, which is for […]
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The partners at LALIVE are delighted to announce the promotion of André Brunschweiler to the partnership, as of 1 January 2018. André Brunschweiler joined the firm in 2010 […]
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The firm is delighted to announce the promotion of Catherine Anne Kunz, Lorraine de Germiny, David Guerra Bonifacio and Christophe Guibert de Bruet, all from […]
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Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year from all at LALIVE
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Partner Noradèle Radjai has been appointed co-Chair of the IBA’s Arb 40 sub-committee for a two year term, following her active involvement as an officer of this […]
Read more Who’s Who Legal recently ranked nine of LALIVE’s partners among the best arbitration practitioners worldwide, placing the firm 7th among 400 firms with lawyers ranked […]
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« GEM contre GEM ; Eric Stauffer doit trouver un autre nom pour son parti », Tribune de Genève, 18-19 November 2017
Read more LALIVE partner Domitille Baizeau has been appointed as one of the seven-member Executive Committee of Terralex, one of the world’s leading international legal networks with over 400 member […]
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LALIVE associate Sophie Stählin is the new contributor of Swissblawg, a widely read legal blog featuring articles on recent Swiss Federal Supreme Court decisions and […]
Read more Bilan, “Le blanchiment, cette épine qui agace l’art”, 10 July 2017
Read more LALIVE partner Daniel Lucien Buhr is the editor of the newly released international guide on Risk and Compliance Management published by Getting the Deal Through. This inaugural […]
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LALIVE, an international law firm based in Geneva and Zurich and renowned for its expertise in international disputes, has been appointed by the Qatar National Committee […]
Read more National Swiss Television (RTS), Toutes Taxes Comprises programme, 16 May 2017
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We are delighted and honoured that Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf of the International Court of Justice will be delivering this year’s LALIVE Lecture, about “The […]
Read more Les paris truqués reviennent hanter le monde du tennis, Le Temps, 5 January 2017
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Matthias Gstoehl joins the firm as a partner based in the Zurich office. He specialises in complex, often multi-jurisdictional, proceedings, including asset recovery, fraud and […]
Read more At the seventh GAR awards ceremony in Milan earlier this week, Global Arbitration Review unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s leading international arbitration practices. […]
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CIAR Global, “Espana deberia contar con un reglamento de arbitraje unico”, 14 March 2017
Read more The toolkit designed for young arbitrators drafting their first awards, a project conceived and led by LALIVE partner Noradèle Radjai for the IBA Arb 40 […]
Read more LALIVE partner Matthias Scherer has been reelected to the Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation, a position he has held since 2013. This commission, […]
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National Swiss Radio (RTS), Vacarme programme, « PRENDRE LA PAROLE: A l’école du débat », 15 February 2017
Read more Swiss News, “Can the art market regulate itself against illicit activity?”, 9 February 2017
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LALIVE Counsel Thomas Widmer has been appointed by the AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle) Switzerland to chair a working group […]
Read more Sandrine Giroud interviewed in “Genève à chaud” talk show on Leman Bleu television in her capacity as Head of the Human Rights Commission of the […]
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LALIVE associate Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang has been elected Co-Chair of Young ICCA for a two year term. The appointment follows Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang’s long standing […]
Read more Les paris truqués reviennent hanter le monde du tennis, Le Temps, 5 January 2017
Read more LALIVE Partner Sandrine Giroud has been appointed Co-Chair of the IBA’s Litigation Committee’s Young Litigators Forum, serving from the 1st of January 2017 to the […]
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Further to the publication of Who’s Who Legal’s first guide focusing on the future leaders in arbitration, namely practitioners aged under 45, LALIVE is delighted […]
Read more The partners at LALIVE are pleased to announce the promotion of Sandrine Giroud to the partnership, as of 1 January 2017. Sandrine Giroud joined the firm […]
Read more LALIVE partner Domitille Baizeau has been elected Vice President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers Arbitration Institution (SCAI), which administers the Swiss Rules […]
Read more LALIVE is pleased to announce the promotion of Jaime Gallego to Counsel of the firm, as of 1 January 2017. Jaime Gallego joined the firm […]
Read more Interview: « Les droits de l’Homme, nouveau standard pour les entreprises », Bilan, 10 November 2016
Read more Domitille Baizeau quoted in article in The Lawyer’s Switzerland Report, 10 October 2016
Read more A new guide designed for young arbitrators drafting their first awards was launched at the IBA’s Annual Conference in September 2016 by the IBA Arb […]
Read more Global Investigations Review’s annual guide to the world’s leading cross-border investigations practices (GIR 100) has selected LALIVE among the top 100 firms worldwide able to […]
Read more Simone Nadelhofer quoted in article in Tages-Anzeiger regarding fraud allegations in Basler Kantonalbank, 13 September 2016”
Read more In its recently published guide to the world’s leading Construction lawyers, Who’s Who Legal has selected LALIVE lawyers Michael E. Schneider, Matthias Scherer, Bernd Ehle […]
Read more LALIVE Partner and White Collar Crime specialist Dr Simone Nadelhofer has been appointed to the Expert Board of the Master of Advanced Studies in Economic […]
Read more Daniel Bühr quoted in article in Bilan regarding whistleblowing, 17 August 2016
Read more Daniel Bühr quoted in article in Finanz und Wirtschaft regarding the German tax dispute, 13 August 2016
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LALIVE has acted as Swiss legal counsel to the cantonal bank Thurgauer Kantonalbank (“TKB” or “the bank”) in relation to its participation under Category 3 […]
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LALIVE Partner Dr Werner Jahnel has been granted the certificate as Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law, a qualification issued by the Swiss Bar Association following […]
Read more This year’s LALIVE Lecture will be delivered by Sir Michael Wood, Member of the International Law Commission, who will speak on “Choosing between arbitration and […]
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LALIVE Sponsor Speaker: Veijo Heiskanen Date: 22-23 June 2016 Location: Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens For more information, see the programme.
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Read more LALIVE Counsel Thomas Widmer has been appointed to the Board of AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle) Switzerland, the world’s leading […]
Read more Interview: Domitille Baizeau (Lalive): “Switzerland is one of the best arbitration venues in the world”, Leaders League, 29 May 2016
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Following a decision on 19 May 2016, Swiss banking regulator FINMA has appointed LALIVE partner Alexander Troller to the creditors’ committee of Banque Privée Espirito […]
Read more Interview : Partager un article de presse : est-ce légal ?, RTS Radio, 2 May 2016
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Further to the release of Chambers Europe’s 2016 rankings focusing on Switzerland, we are pleased that the firm has improved its rankings and remains among the […]
Read more LALIVE partner Marc Henzelin has been appointed to the Independent Review Panel of the Tennis Integrity Unit, following the decision of the governing bodies of […]
Read more We are pleased to report on the success of the inaugural Swiss dinner of The Pledge Initiative hosted by LALIVE and Homburger on Tuesday evening, […]
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On 1 January 2016, the Swiss government initiated a new funding scheme for provenance research of artworks and cultural goods by museums or institutional collections and third […]
Read more Marc Henzelin interviewed in “Toutes Taxes Comprises” on Swiss prime time television, 4 April 2016
Read more Global Arbitration Review (GAR) unveiled its list of the top 30 arbitration firms worldwide at its ninth annual GAR Awards Ceremony which was held in Shanghai. […]
Read more LALIVE partner Marc Henzelin has been appointed as Officer of the Double Jeopardy Subcommittee of the IBA’s Anti-Corruption Committee with immediate effect. This appointment, which […]
Read more Interview: Financial Services Act and Financial Institutions Act, Dukascopy TV, 28 January 2016
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As of 1 January 2016, Swiss Anti-Money laundering legislation has witnessed several further modifications and amendments, which are part of the Federal Act of 2012 […]
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LALIVE is pleased to announce the promotion of Nicolas Ollivier to Counsel of the firm, as of 1 January 2016. Nicolas Ollivier graduated from the […]
Read more Interview: Julius Bär einigt sich mit US-Staatsanwaltschaft, SRF TV, 30 December 2015
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Read more The Swiss Federal Council has appointed LALIVE Counsel Sandrine Giroud to the Council of the Swiss National Museum, with effect from 1 January 2016 This […]
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LALIVE partner Jean-Paul Vulliéty has been appointed Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Swiss Research Institute on Commodities (SRIC), a joint initiative of the […]
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LALIVE has been selected in the GIR 100 (Global Investigations Review), a new independent guide to the world’s best 100 firms for international investigations, following […]
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On 25 September 2015, the Swiss Parliament revised the Criminal Code (Articles 322octies and 322novies) and made commercial bribery an ex officio crime: 1 Any […]
Read more New Swiss Banking Norms May Not Help India’s Hunt for Black Money, The Wire, 8 September 2015
Read more L’accès au marché européen entre fragmentation et harmonisation, article written by Nicolas Ollivier and Simon Quedens, Le Temps, 31 August 2015
Read more The Great Leap Forward, Legal Business, July/ August 2015
Read more Interview: Zwischenbilanz im US-Steuerstreit: Geringere Bussen als erwartet, SRF TV, 19 July 2015
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Please see LALIVE’s Solar Energy Newsflash here.
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The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has appointed LALIVE partner Michael E. Schneider Vice-President, with immediate effect. His appointment followed a proposal […]
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LALIVE partner Teresa Giovannini has been appointed by the World Council of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a Member of the International Court […]
Read more Interview: Détention d’actions au porteur : Vers plus de transparence, Market – Le média suisse des high net worth individuals, Dossier Diaspora Indienne, Spring 2015
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On 1 July 2015 new shareholder transparency rules will enter into force in Switzerland. The law implements the 2012 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations […]
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In its recently published guide to the world’s leading Construction lawyers, Who’s Who Legal has selected LALIVE lawyers Michael E. Schneider and Matthias Scherer (both […]
Read more Interview: Risk management systems, Dukascopy TV, 29 May 2015
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Please see LALIVE’s Commodities Newsflash here.
Read more Interview: “En Suisse, la protection donnée aux lanceurs d’alerte est insuffisante”, Le Temps, 6 May 2015
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Further to the recent publication of the Chambers Europe 2015 and Legal 500 guides, we are delighted to report on the firm’s results and the […]
Read more Interview: Conseil d’administration :état des lieux de la gouvernance, Market – Le média suisse des high net worth individuals, Spring 2015
Read more Interview: évolution du droit sur les successions, Market- Le média suisse des high net worth individuals, Spring 2015
Read more Specialist publication Global Investigations Review unveiled its list of top 100 women in investigations worldwide, ranking LALIVE Counsel Sandrine Giroud and Sonja Maeder Morvant. The publication conducted this survey […]
Read more Swiss Court decision on personal data in banks, Dukascopy TV, 1 April 2015 Alexander Troller analyses the latest Supreme Court’s decision on protection of personal […]
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Further to the recent publication of Chambers Global’s 2015 rankings, the firm is pleased to report on the excellent results achieved. LALIVE continues to enjoy […]
Read more Please see LALIVE’s recent Solar Energy Newsflash here.
Read more Global Arbitration Review (GAR), a leading arbitration publication, unveiled its list of the top 30 arbitration firms worldwide (GAR30) for 2015 yesterday. LALIVE was ranked […]
Read more L’opacité du marché de l’art sous les projecteurs, Bilan, 27 February 2015 Sandrine Giroud quoted on issues regarding the regulation of the art market, art […]
Read more The International Bar Association (IBA) has appointed LALIVE Counsel Sandrine Giroud as officer of its Litigation Committee. The IBA Litigation Committee works closely with the […]
Read more “ Swiss Defend Seven-Year Delay to HSBC Money-Launder Probe”, Bloomberg , February 2015 Quote from Simone Nadelhofer.
Read more In celebration of LALIVE co-founding partner Michael E. Schneider’s 75th birthday and brilliant career in international arbitration, LALIVE has edited the book “Stories from the […]
Read more “Lalive adds counsel in Geneva”, Global Investigations Review, 7 January 2015
Read more LALIVE is pleased to announce the promotion of Sonja Maeder Morvant and André Brunschweiler to Counsel of the firm, as of 1 January 2015. Sonja […]
Read more “Caught in the middle”, STEP Journal, December 2014 Dr Simone Nadelhofer and Jan-Philip Elm discuss the challenges that financial intermediaries face under the proposed new […]
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The partners at LALIVE are delighted to announce the promotion of Joachim Knoll and Daniel Lucien Bühr to partners of the firm from 1 January […]
Read more “Der 700 Millionen Albtraum”, Handelszeitung, 11 December 2014
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Read more “Rezept für Gesetzstreue in Unternehmen und Behörden”, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 4 December 2014
Read more “Le découplage des prix du gaz”, L’Agefi, 4 December 2014
Read more http://www.lalive.ch/newsletters/2014/energy/2014-11/LaliveNewsflashEnergy.html
Read more Please see full report on Global Investigation Review’s Sanctions Roundtable, 5 November 2014
Read more LALIVE, an international and independent law firm based in Switzerland has recently joined A4ID in its mission to help fight world poverty through the provision […]
Read more Please see interview with Daniel Bühr in Dukascopy TV Interview: Is this the cure?, 16 October 2014
Read more Please see interview with Alexander Troller in Dukascopy TV Interview: Swiss Financial Consultation, 11 August 2014
Read more Please see interview with Marc Henzelin in Dukascopy TV Interview: Changing relationships, 23 July 2014
Read more The Board of the Art Law Foundation has appointed LALIVE Counsel Sandrine Giroud as a Director, tasked with further developing the activities of the Foundation […]
Read more LALIVE partner Simone Nadelhofer has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Anti-corruption and the Rule of Law Committee of the Inter-Pacific […]
Read more Together with a number of specialists in organisational ethics and compliance from private practice, corporations, regulatory bodies and academic institutions, Daniel Lucien Bühr, Counsel at […]
Read more LALIVE Counsel Thomas Widmer has been appointed as a member of the Copyright Special Committee of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property […]
Read more Following the publication of the 2014 rankings by the main leading directories, namely Chambers, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and IFLR, LALIVE is pleased to […]
Read more See article in Global Investigations Review Interview: Marc Henzelin: European investigations, Swiss banks and unusual clients, 7 May 2014 For further information see LALIVE’s White […]
Read more Geneva’s Bar Association has appointed LALIVE partner Professor Jean-Paul Vulliéty as President of the Civil and Administrative Law Commission and counsel Sandrine Giroud as President […]
Read more LALIVE Partner Alexander Troller has been appointed to the position of Regional Co-Vice Chair for the Europe/Middle East/Africa region of the Terralex Finance and Banking […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina organized a multi-sector commercial mission in Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia from 16 to 28 February. The delegation […]
Read more Global Arbitration Review (GAR), a leading international arbitration publication, unveiled the list of the top 30 arbitration firms worldwide, at its annual GAR Awards Ceremony, […]
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Article by Dr. Simone Nadelhofer, Alexander Troller and Héloïse Rordorf in STEP Wealth Structuring Digest: “Swiss Courts limits assistance to India”, February 2014 For further […]
Read more LALIVE dispute resolution partner Teresa Giovannini has been appointed to the global advisory board of the newly created New York International Arbitration Centre (NYIAC). This […]
Read more Dr Marc Henzelin, partner at LALIVE, was a lecturer in the new Diploma of Advanced Studies in Business Intelligence organized by the Geneva School of […]
Read more LALIVE Partner Noradèle Radjai has been appointed as a member of the Steering Committee of the newly created IBA Arbitration 40 Subcommittee (IBA Arb 40), […]
Read more Eleven members of the firm recently contributed to Arbitration in Switzerland – The Practitioner’s Guide (Wolters Kluwer 2013), destined to become one of Switzerland’s leading […]
Read more At the last Annual General Meeting of members of the Association of International Business Lawyers (AIBL), LALIVE Counsel Melina Llodra was appointed a member of […]
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LALIVE is delighted to announce the appointment of four new partners effective from 1 January 2014, in its Zurich office. Dr Simone Nadelhofer and […]
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LALIVE is pleased to announce the promotion of Thomas Widmer and Laura Halonen to Counsel of the firm based in Geneva, effective from 1 January […]
Read more Who’s Who Legal, which identifies the foremost legal practitioners in multiple areas of business law, has again selected a very large number of LALIVE lawyers […]
Read more See article in STEP Wealth Structuring Digest: “60-second interview with Dr Simone Nadelhofer” , 4 November 2013 For further information see LALIVE’s Private Client and Taxation […]
Read more Following the increasing role played by arbitration in Romania, the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest has recently launched an English-language L.L.M in […]
Read more See article in Tages Anzeiger: “Viele Banken geben den Kunden nicht, was ihnen zusteht”, 8 October 2013 See article in 20 Minutes: “Les banques ne […]
Read more At the General Meeting held in Bern on 4 October 2013, the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) elected Domitille Baizeau, LALIVE international arbitration partner as a […]
Read more LALIVE arbitration partner Teresa Giovannini, was recently nominated as a member of the European Executive Board of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution […]
Read more Simone Nadelhofer was recently interviewed by the Austrian news portal Börse Express (www.boerse-express.com) on the impact on the financial sector of the recent decision of […]
Read more ETHIC Intelligence, a leading certification agency specializing in anti-corruption compliance programs (www.ethic-intelligence.com) has recently published an article on the Top five governance principles for the […]
Read more Matthias Scherer has recently been nominated as arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration to hear a €200 million claim against Croatia filed by Austrian national Georg […]
Read more The American Lawyer recently unveiled that LALIVE is currently among the top ten law firms worldwide handling the greatest number of high value arbitrations. As part […]
Read more On 11 June 2013, LALIVE joined the Romandie Chapter of LatCam, the Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland, to host a business cocktail with […]
Read more On 5 June 2013, LALIVE, together with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID), hosted the seventh Lalive lecture in Geneva. This year’s […]
Read more On 28 May 2013, LALIVE, together with ACC Europe and Transparency International Switzerland, hosted a seminar at the Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten in Zurich on “Legal […]
Read more Matthias Scherer, a partner of LALIVE, was appointed on 9 May 2013 as one of the six outside members who will be called upon to […]
Read more The Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG) organizes for three to four official delegations to travel abroad every year. The most recent of […]
Read more In March 2013, LALIVE international arbitration partner Domitille Baizeau was appointed Vice-President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution. The Arbitration Court […]
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Who’s Who Legal has just released its first country report on Switzerland in which no less than fourteen LALIVE lawyers are recommended, with three nominations […]
Read more Georges Racine, Matthias Scherer and Alexander Troller have been recommended in the 2013 Who’s Who: Switzerland ranking of leading lawyers in the energy sector (power / oil& […]
Read more Who’s Who Legal has just released its first country report on Switzerland in which no less than fourteen LALIVE lawyers are recommended, with three nominations […]
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On 1 March 2013, LALIVE, together with the European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) hosted a seminar held at the firm’s Geneva […]
Read more Global Arbitration Review (GAR) recently unveiled that it has again ranked LALIVE among the thirty most prestigious specialist arbitration firms worldwide. The firm was ranked […]
Read more Alongside twelve other LALIVE nominees in several different areas of practice, Michael E. Schneider and Matthias Scherer were recognised in Who’s Who Legal’s first country […]
Read more Domitille Baizeau, a partner in LALIVE’s international arbitration group, has been appointed as Councillor of the European Users’ Council of the LCIA (London Court of […]
Read more On 13 February 2013, and for the second year, LALIVE hosted pre-moot practice rounds at the firm’s Geneva office to prepare Swiss students for the […]
Read more Dr Veijo Heiskanen, a partner in LALIVE’s international arbitration group, has been appointed by the Finnish Government for a second six-year term on the panel […]
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LALIVE is pleased to welcome Joachim Knoll as Counsel of the firm as of 1 January 2013. Mr Knoll, a German national, joins the firm’s […]
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LALIVE is pleased to announce the promotion of Melina Llodra and Sandrine Giroud, both based in Geneva, to Counsel of the firm as of 1 […]
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The next ASA Arbitration Practice Seminar (formerly known as the “Practice Building Seminar”) co-organised by ASA (including Michael E. Schneider and Domitille Baizeau of LALIVE, […]
Read more On 11 December 2012, LALIVE, together with the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland (AFBS), hosted a seminar held at the firm’s Geneva office on […]
Read more In October 2012, Noradèle Radjai, dispute resolution partner of the firm, was appointed co-chair of ASA Below 40, with effect from November 2012. ASA Below […]
Read more We are deeply saddened to announce that Jean-Flavien Lalive, founder of our firm, passed away on 15 August 2012 in Geneva. Jean-Flavien Lalive was born […]
Read more LALIVE partner and LALIVE IN QATAR LLC director Georges Racine was appointed President of the Canadian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (CSCC) for a term of three […]
Read more On 21 June 2012, LALIVE will host a seminar in Moscow together with Alimirzoev & Trofimov (Moscow) and Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC (Cyprus) on […]
Read more On 23 May 2012, LALIVE, together with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID), hosted the sixth Lalive lecture in Geneva. This […]
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On 22 May 2012, LALIVE, together with ACC Europe and the Swiss Office of the Attorney General, hosted a seminar at the Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten […]
Read more LALIVE is pleased to welcome Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder as Counsel of the firm as of 1 April 2012. Ms Favre Schnyder joins the firm’s dispute […]
Read more The General Assembly of the Geneva Bar Association on 30 March 2012 elected Alexander Troller as a member of the Bar Council. Alexander Troller joined […]
Read more LALIVE has again been ranked among the thirty most prestigious specialist arbitration firms worldwide identified by Global Arbitration Review. Specifically the firm has been ranked […]
Read more After the enormous success of the first UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) e-learning course on Investment Arbitration ran by LALIVE in March-April […]
Read more The next ASA Arbitration Practice Seminar (formerly known as the “Practice Building Seminar”) co-organised by ASA (including Michael E. Schneider and Domitille Baizeau of LALIVE, […]
Read more With six nominees in the 2012 edition of the International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration, LALIVE is again ranked among the top firms worldwide in […]
Read more LALIVE is pleased to announce the promotion of Noradèle Radjai to partner of the firm as of 1 January 2012. Ms Radjai, […]
Read more On 29 October 2011, Dr Bernd Ehle and Dr Simone Nadelhofer were re-elected to the Board of the German-Swiss Lawyers’ Association (DSJV). The DSJV […]
Read more Georges Racine, LALIVE Corporate and commercial Partner and Director of LALIVE IN QATAR LLC, has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors […]
Read more Georges Racine, a Quebec-qualified attorney and solicitor of England and Wales who is also registered as a foreign lawyer in Geneva, was elected as a […]
Read more As Vice-Chair of the ICC Arbitration Commission and ex officio member of the Drafting Sub-Committee which prepared the new Rules of Arbitration of the International […]
Read more LALIVE arbitration partner Domitille Baizeau has been selected as a result of a peer-review process conducted by the Global Arbitration Law Review among international arbitration practitioners […]
Read more LALIVE is pleased to welcome four new associates to the firm Dr Eleanor Cashin Ritaine is a French and Swiss qualified attorney (Geneva bar) who […]
Read more LALIVE has again been ranked in the top 25 worldwide by Chambers Global 2011 in international arbitration. It is one of only two continental European […]
Read more On 23 June 2011, together with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID), the firm hosted the fifth Lalive lecture in Geneva. This […]
Read more In June 2011, Prof. Jean-Paul Vulliéty was appointed as member of the ICC working group on ethics in commercial contracts. The group is part of […]
Read more In May 2011, Domitille Baizeau was appointed as member of the Executive Committee of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) along with five other European arbitration […]
Read more On 7 April 2011, LALIVE organised a seminar on the issue of Politically Exposed Persons (PEP), analysing, under the currently applicable Swiss law, the real […]
Read more Dr. Marc Henzelin, partner of the firm, has been ranked in the International Who’s Who of Business Crime Defence Lawyers. Marc Henzelin heads the firm’s international […]
Read more LALIVE is pleased to welcome two new associates to the firm. Dr Barra is an Italian qualified attorney who joins the firm international arbitration and […]
Read more Labour disputes have been affected by the entry into force of the new unified Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (the “SCCP”), which replaced as of […]
Read more The partners of LALIVE are pleased to announce the promotion of Pierre-Olivier Allaz in Geneva and Werner Jahnel in Zurich to Counsel of the firm […]
Read more Sandrine Giroud has been appointed as member of the Human Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association as of 2011. The Geneva Bar Association is […]
Read more On 3 December 2010 LALIVE hosted the first ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) in Geneva. In two sessions, held between 4 and 8pm, the participants had the […]
Read more In November 2010, Noradèle Radjai was appointed to the Executive Board of ICDR Young & International for a three-year term. The International Centre for Dispute […]
Read more LALIVE is pleased to welcome three new associates to its international dispute resolution team, Catherine Anne Kunz, Valériane Oreamuno and Martin Dawidowicz. Catherine Anne Kunz […]
Read more LALIVE, which is a member of TerraLex, a worldwide network of independent law firms, has been selected to be included in the latest edition of […]
Read more On 31 October 2010, Simone Nadelhofer was appointed on the Board of the German-Swiss Lawyers’ Association (DSJV). The DSJV was founded in 1999 and has […]
Read more A major publication on international confiscation, état de droit et confiscation internationale (2010, Edis), co-edited by Sandrine Giroud, a Swiss private international law and asset recovery specialist from […]
Read more This year again, six arbitration partners of the firm, Pierre Lalive, Michael E. Schneider, Teresa Giovannini, Veijo Heiskanen, Matthias Scherer and Domitille Baizeau have been ranked […]
Read more Marc Henzelin was elected Co-Chair of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association during the Annual Meeting of the IBA in Vancouver which […]
Read more Professor Pierre Lalive recently gave an interview for the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID) in Geneva, reflecting on his fifty years of […]
Read more On 1 September 2010, Domitille Baizeau was appointed on the Arbitration Committee of the Swiss Chambers’ Court of Arbitration and Mediation for Geneva. The Arbitration […]
Read more The partners are pleased to announce the promotion of Noradèle Radjai and Franz Stirnimann Fuentes to Counsel of the firm as at 1 July 2010. Ms […]
Read more LALIVE was selected by the Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) alongside the world’s premier specialist telecoms, IT and media advisory firm Analysys Mason and local Botswana […]
Read more Each year, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID) and LALIVE organise and co-host the Lalive Lecture at the HEID. The first one […]
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The firm is pleased to welcome a new associate, André Brunschweiler. Mr Brunschweiler is a Swiss qualified attorney (Zurich bar) and will be based in our […]
Read more LALIVE has again been ranked in the top 25 worldwide by Chambers Global 2010 in international arbitration. It is one of only two continental European firms […]
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LALIVE’s international dispute resolution team is pleased to welcome a new associate, Ms Laura Halonen. Ms Halonen previously worked for several years at the international […]
Read more On 5 February 2010, Michael E. Schneider chaired the last session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II in charge of the revision of the UNCITRAL […]
Read more LALIVE opened an office in Zurich in February 2010. Our presence on the shores of the Limmat is allowing us to answer the ever increasing […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome a new associate in its international dispute resolution team, Mr Florian Dupuy. Mr Dupuy is a French qualified attorney […]
Read more Domitille Baizeau has been appointed Associate Member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law. The Institute, which is based in Paris, acts as a […]
Read more We are pleased to announce that Zurich lawyer Simone Nadelhofer joined the firm on 1 November 2009 and will open our Zurich office in February […]
Read more At the last International Bar Association’s Annual Conference, which was held in Madrid from 4 to 9 October 2009, Matthias Scherer was elected vice-chair of […]
Read more LALIVE is pleased to welcome two new associates in its international arbitration group, Valentina Renna and Claire Inder. Ms Renna is an Italian qualified attorney […]
Read more On 25 September 2009, Michael E. Schneider was elected President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA). With some 1,200 members from Switzerland and many other […]
Read more Anne-Marie Loong was appointed as the first Young Ambassador of the Chinese European Arbitration Centre (Young CEAC) for Switzerland at a conference commemorating the first […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome two new associates, Frederik-W. Gevers and Dimitri Iafaev. Mr Gevers is a Swiss qualified attorney. He holds an LL.M. […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome a new associate, Sandrine Giroud. Ms Giroud is a Swiss qualified attorney and holds an LL.M. in international dispute […]
Read more On 4 June 2009, Marc Henzelin was elected by the Geneva Parliament to be an alternate judge at the Cour de Cassation. The Cour de […]
Read more The 2009 Lalive Lecture took place on 27 May 2009 and was delivered by Jan Paulsson, who addressed the topic: “Looking rigorously at national law […]
Read more The second Frankfurt Investment Arbitration moot, which attracted close to 30 teams from Europe, North and South America and Asia, was held on 4-6 March […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome two new associates, Valentine Maire and Franz Stirnimann Fuentes. Valentine Maire is a Swiss qualified attorney and holds a […]
Read more LALIVE has again been ranked in the top 25 worldwide by Chambers Global 2009 in international arbitration, one of only two continental European firms and […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome two new associates, Anne-Marie Loong and Jaime Gallego. Anne-Marie Loong is a New York qualified attorney who studied law […]
Read more Werner Jahnel lectures on international arbitration as part of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) program on international legal practice of the Instituto de Empresa Law […]
Read more Marc Henzelin was appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of European Criminal Law (JECL). JECL is a recently (2006) created […]
Read more We have the great pleasure of informing you that Bernd Ehle, associate of the firm since 2003 has been promoted to partner as at 1 […]
Read more LALIVE maintains its position as part of the thirty most prestigious specialist arbitration firms worldwide. Specifically the firm was ranked 9th and 16th in two […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome two new associates, Werner Jahnel and Melina Llodra. Mr Jahnel holds a PhD from the University of Graz in […]
Read more Teresa Giovannini was appointed as member of the Advisory Board of the Chinese European Arbitration Centre (CEAC) inaugurated in Hamburg on 18 September 2008 (see […]
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The firm is pleased to welcome two new associates, Samuel Moss and Michel Mitzicos-Giogios. Mr Moss has studied law at McGill University in Montreal and […]
Read more Professor Vulliéty, who has been lecturing International Business Law and Swiss and International Contract Law at the University of Geneva since 2003, is now also […]
Read more Matthias Scherer will co-edit with Dr Michele Patocchi the latest international arbitration journal, the Swiss International Arbitration Law Reports (Swiss Int’l Arb Law Rep). The […]
Read more The second LALIVE lecture, co-organised and co-hosted by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID) and LALIVE, was delivered on 22 May 2008 […]
Read more At the Spring Meeting of the European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in Istanbul on 2-4 May 2008, Bernd Ehle was appointed […]
Read more LALIVE has been ranked in the top ten Europe-wide (Band 3) by Chambers Europe 2008 in international arbitration, ahead of several large international firms. The firm […]
Read more The Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) at its session of 14 April 2008 elected Michael E. Schneider as member of […]
Read more In April 2008, Pr. Vulliéty was elected on the Board of Directors of the Swiss-Arab Chamber of Commerce, which was established in 1974 in Geneva […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome Guillaume Tattevin, a French qualified attorney who specializes in international arbitration, and joins our international dispute resolution team. Mr […]
Read more LALIVE has been ranked 12th in a survey of 100 specialist arbitration firms worldwide (GAR100) by Global Arbitration Review. The firm is the only boutique […]
Read more We have the great pleasure of informing you that Domitille Baizeau, Associate of the firm since 2004, and Georges Racine, Of Counsel since July 2007, […]
Read more The International Bar Association (IBA)’s Arbitration Committee has announced its new officers for 2008. Matthias Scherer of LALIVE has been appointed as Chair of the […]
Read more The International Bar Association (IBA) elected Michael E. Schneider as member of the Advisory Board of its Arab Regional Forum effective as of 1 January 2008. Working alongside […]
Read more LALIVE has been ranked in the top ten worldwide (Band 4) and the first continental European firm by Chambers Global 2008 in international arbitration, ahead […]
Read more After having presided over the Geneva Group of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – ASA’s first local group founded in 1987 – for more than […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome Thomas Widmer, a Swiss qualified attorneys-at-law who will practice in most of our core areas. We wish Mr Widmer […]
Read more Mr. Robert Kolb has been appointed Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva. Pr. Kolb, who joined the […]
Read more The firm is pleased to welcome four new associates. Nathalie Bigler, Laetitia Feuglet and Vincent Tattini, Swiss qualified attorneys-at-law trained in well known Geneva firms, […]
Read more A group of highly reputed practitioners and university professors has completed the first commentary in French of the Swiss company law. The commentary covers all […]
Read more On 9 July 2007, the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) and LALIVE organised and co-hosted the first Lalive Lecture at the HEI. The purpose […]
Read more Georges Racine is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Quebec Bar. His practice focuses on corporate, commercial and international […]
Read more The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, head of the UN mission in Kosovo, has appointed Veijo Heiskanen as Chairman of the Kosovo Property […]
Read more The Firm is pleased to welcome Nicolas Leroux as a new associate. Nicolas Leroux will in May present his PhD thesis at the University of […]
Read more Dr Veijo Heiskanen has been designated by the Government of Finland on the Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes […]
Read more In January 2007,Domitille Baizeau was appointed co-chair of ASA Below 40, replacing Anne-Véronique Schläpfer from Schellenberg Wittmer, co-founder of ASA Below 40 in 2000. ASA […]
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Read more We have the great pleasure of informing you that Dr Veijo Heiskanen, Of Counsel to our firm since 2002, has now joined us as partner. […]
Read more For the inauguration of our new premises, Jean-Denis Bredin, Member of the Académie française and Honorary Professor at University Paris I, will deliver a talk […]
Read more Marc Henzelin was elected to sit on the Board of the Business Crime Section of the International Bar Association during the IBA annual conference held in […]
Read more Michael Schneider was elected as President of one of the UNCITRAL working groups (meeting of 11 to 15 September 2006) in charge of the revision […]
Read more Veijo Heiskanen and Bernd Ehle acted as Speakers at the conference on “Topicalities in International Commercial Arbitration”, organized on 4 and 5 September 2006 in […]
Read more Bernd Ehle participated in the symposium on “International Arbitration and Mediation – From the Professional’s Perspective” of the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) in […]
Read more Marc Henzelin has been elected as a Member of the Council of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) during the Assembly which took place in […]
Read more Lalive Partner Matthias Scherer has been elected in a peer-voting process conducted by the Global Arbitration Law Review among international arbitration practitioners as one of […]
Read more Teresa Giovannini has been appointed as a Member of the LCIA Court which comprises 35 Members. See http://www.lcia.org/LCIA_folder/lcia_court_bios.htm
Read more As of 31 October 2005, Lalive Attorneys-at-Law is moving to a new address: 35 Rue de la Mairie, 1207 Geneva (P.O.Box 6569, 1211 Geneva 6). […]
Read more In September 2005, Domitille Baizeau was appointed as a co-Chair of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). […]
Read more At the recent General Assembly of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), which was held on 2 September 2005 in Bern, Michael E. Schneider acceeded to […]
Read more In March 2005, Lalive agreed to contribute to the scholarship programme of the University of Geneva for students of Burkina Faso. The amount paid will […]
Read more The Firm is pleased to welcome two new associates: Ms Francesca Azzi, an Italian Law specialist, and Mr. Mathias Felix who was attorney-trainee at Lalive […]
Read more Professor Robert Kolb, Public International Law Specialist and author of numerous books and articles, joins Lalive Law Firm as Counsel (as of 1st November 2004). […]
Read more With effect as of 1 November 2004, the Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has appointed Alexander Troller as […]
Read more The General Assembly of the LIDC whose aim is “to promote the principles of fairness and justice in competitive trade”” nominated Kamen Troller Honorary President […]
Read more With the objective of contributing to the promotion and development of international law and its practice, Lalive provides financial support to the clerkship programme which […]
Read more Ms Domitille Baizeau joined the arbitration team of Lalive. She brings in knowledge of international commercial arbitration (including State-investor disputes) and English Law. Welcome from […]
Read more Dr. Kamen Troller, Chair of the Swiss Committee of AIPPI, hosted a wine-tasting reception during the World Conference of the International Association for the Protection […]
Read more In cooperation with a Lalive drafting team and a panel of international expert from various jurisdictions, the ITC Pro-bono Committee on Joint Venture Model Contracts […]
Read more Matthias Scherer of Lalive’s international arbitration group has been elected to the Arbitration Committee of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Geneva and to […]
Read more Dr. Bernd Ehle, a German lawyer who joined Lalive in November 2003, passed the aptitude test for attorneys from EU Member states under the new […]
Read more Ms Chiara Giorgetti has joined the Firm as Associate and Me Eva Müller as Intern as of 1st August 2003. Welcome to both of them.
Read more Dr Veijo Heiskanen has joined the firm as Of Counsel. See Dr Heiskanen’s profile. “
Read more Matthias Scherer who has been working in the Firm since 1994 became a Partner in January 2002
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